“We’ve seen this in previous seasons and it’s potentially down to two reasons,” he said. “Firstly, with the generally mild winters we get nowadays, grass growth is almost continuous. So by mid-May, ...

Good-quality grass silage is the foundation of the winter ration for livestock, and throughout the year for housed systems. A ...

Corn silage in western Nebraska is being harvested. The silage is the result of chopping the whole corn plant and packing it in a way that will ferment. The corn is still green, but it has stopped ...

KEARNEY - There's still feed value in hail-damaged corn as silage or high-moisture corn. But close monitoring is needed to ensure the correct moisture, said Buffalo County Extension educator Brent ...

A common fermented feed for livestock churns out a potent greenhouse gas, but scientists in Kansas say they’ve figured out an affordable way to one day tackle the problem. A team of scientists at ...

Winter grazing strategies are reducing reliance on one producer's stored feed, but cost-saving measures don’t always meet ...

Conserving multispecies swards as hay instead of silage has cut losses from spoilage and saved wrapping and disposal costs ...

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